Saturday, December 08, 2007

Quotes from my law professors over the last few years:

Federal Income Tax/Wills and Trusts professor:

"I'll be hung over and probably still in my formal gown." "The fact is the woman drinks at lunch.""You can tell I've had no sleep and alcohol and drove.""B- students tune out; this is how it used to be." "I don't spend $52 a day, even with the cigarettes and cat food.""If you still don't understand recapture, go for the B. Don't torture yourself."“The way to get a C would be to write a D exam.” “All the nuns I know have fabulous jewelry.”“And to be honest I may smoke in your house and I have a cat.”

Remedies professor:

"Bleak House is an unfair slam on the system of equity." "We don't like people dying on the sidewalk. It's unaesthetic."

Sales and Leases/Secured Transactions professor:

"They're trying to fool us but they can't. Especially because they also give us the answers." "Right? Right? Say yes…so I can tell you that you're wrong." [This quote encapsulates so much of what law school is like, bless its heart.]

Land Use/Property professor:

"No, I don't think you can use Northern Va. as an example of anything." "Now, does that reduce the viscosity? I don't know""A catfish is like the buzzard of the sea; they'll eat anything.""Ladies, you could rule the world but you won't. Because you don't trust each other." "Does Henry the Eighth sound like anybody's uncle you know, UNCLE SUGAR!!!" [His voice was rising until the end of this sentence when he was yelling.]"Every April 15th I send a love letter to Uncle Sugar and if he doesn't get it he gets awful cranky."

Criminal Procedure professor:

“And if you’ve seen some of these police matrons, they’re big enough to be insistent.” “How’s Dungeons and Dragons going today? You winning?” [During review session when a guy surfing the internet didn’t have his volume turned down.]